JOBSEARCH: You should aleways be looking for your next job — even if you have tenure

Wednesday, January 31, 2024

https://mcquad.org/2024/01/24/tenured-professors-fired-in-sweeping-layoffs/

Tenured Professors Fired in Sweeping Layoffs
By Kyla Guilfoil, Senior Writer

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According to faculty sources, the administration told departments roughly what they could expect would be cut from their departments. Therefore, it became clear to several departments that certain professors would be fired based on the “Last In, First Out” metric. For example, faculty member sources described that a department would be told they would need to lose two faculty members and it was then clear to those two employees most recently hired that they would likely be let go.

Because of this, several employees decided to take the voluntary separation agreements, on the basis that they believed they would likely be fired anyways in the coming semester, faculty sources told The Quadrangle. 

On the other hand, more senior employees, including many tenured professors, believed they were safe in their jobs and would not be on the chopping block during the current academic year. Faculty sources told The Quadrangle that this made the tenured terminations, given mid-year, even more shocking. 

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I guess that this should be inscribed on great monuments to complacency: “they believed they were safe”.

Guess they never read that parable about the  lion and the gazelle?

“Every morning a lion wakes up. It knows it must outrun the slowest gazelle or it will starve to death. It doesn’t matter whether you are a lion or a gazelle: when the sun comes up, you’d better be running.” This African proverb was reproduced in Thomas Friedman’s book The World is Flat.

I always preached that anyone in a “corporate job” had one objective  — find their next job.  

Whenever I started a new job, the first thing I would do was update my resume and send it to all my friends and headhunters.  Loyalty?  Like the old canard says: “Don’t Kill Yourself For A Job That Would Replace You Within 2 Weeks If You Dropped Dead”  — Anthony ‘AJ’ Joiner

Loyalty is for spouses, family, and friends; not corporations.

A College is nothing more than corporation that takes money and produces “entertainment”.  

Sad to say, but that’s how I see it.

Argh!

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ConspiracyTheories: The “DNC bomb” as part of the overall the Regime’s J6 narrative

Tuesday, January 30, 2024

https://mailchi.mp/tomwoods/pipe?e=39307912ab

FROM TOM WOODS’ NEWSLETTER

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I haven’t yet seen his interview with Tucker Carlson, but Darren J. Beattie just published this commentary on Twitter about a video clip that Congressman Thomas Massie’s office just released.

It tells us something very revealing about January 6 and the alleged “pipe bomb.” That, in turn, raises very disturbing questions.

You should read it.

So I’ve reproduced it for you:

Below, courtesy of Thomas Massie, is the most damning and explosive J6 footage yet released.

In my view this will end up demolishing the Regime’s J6 narrative and with it a major pillar of Dem’s 2024 strategy.

You paying attention, Kamala?

This footage shows the discovery of the pipe bomb at a bench outside the DNC headquarters.

This first clips shows that at approximately 1:05 a man in a backpack approaches a Metro PD SUV and a black Secret Service SUV informing them of the pipe bomb’s presence.

Interestingly, recent report from @TPC4USA reveals this man in the back pack is a plainclothes Capitol Police officer.

Here’s the first sign things are a bit out of the ordinary. After being informed of a pipe bomb feet away, the metro PD authorities (who are technically on the Secret Service detail) take over a minute before they even bother getting out of their car! 

Now things are really getting weird. Take a look at this clip, and note how casually the Metro PD and Secret Service operations lounge about after being informed of the pipe bomb feet away.

There’s absolutely zero concern for their own safety, or that of their protectee — VP Kamala Harris.

Toward the end of the clip you see a pedestrian walk by — they didn’t warn him there was a bomb feet away?

Incredibly bizarre and damning.

In this clip we see whoever is manning the Capitol Police cameras finally responds to the information regarding the pipe bomb, and zooms into the benches where the pipe bomb was planted.

Notice the empty coffee cup on the bench right next to the pipe bomb. January 6 was a very windy day and it’s unlikely an empty coffee cup would have lasted on that bench for long before getting blown away. Someone had been sitting there recently…perhaps the plainclothes officer

Can’t say this definitively but it appears 11 second into this clip that you can briefly catch the timer on the pipe bomb in view….?

If the nonchalance of the Secret Service seemed weird before, now it gets downright scandalous.

In this clip we not only see a bunch of Secret Service agents standing in close proximity to the pipe bomb, we see a group of CHILDREN cross the street toward the location of the bomb, ultimately walking within feet of it.

The Secret Service don’t bother to warn the children of the bomb.

Either these Secret Service agents were utterly concerned with the life of their protectee Kamala Harris, the lives of the children, and their own lives, or they somehow knew the pipe bomb was a DUD.

But how on earth would they know that?

We know that the DNC pipe bomb was dismantled by a bomb-safe robot.

How could one possibly explain this scenario in which the bomb is considered safe enough to allow children to walk within feet of it, and yet it requires a bomb safe robot to “defuse it”?

Minutes later a Capitol Police officer walks right up to the bomb and snaps a photo of it, gives a thumbs-up signal, and everyone leaves quickly thereafter.

Weirdly, the Secret Service behavior after the Capitol police officer takes a picture of the bomb is the fastest we’ve seen them move the entire time!

…Now we have to confront some very disturbing questions.

We’ve seen the bizarre and damning video in which the Secret Service respond with total lack of concern upon being informed of the bomb — unconcerned for themselves, for their protectee Kamala Harris, and even for children they allowed to walk within feet of the bomb.

Clearly they knew the bomb was a dud…but how?

Nonetheless as we’ve said they went through the motions of “dismantling” the bomb with a bomb-safe robot.

And what about Kamala Harris, who was being protected by the Secret Service?

Well, she actively covered up the fact she was in the DNC building for over a year — to the point of allowing the DOJ to falsely stipulate that she was in the Capitol in certain Jan 6 indictments.

Why on EARTH would Kamala Harris cover this up — she still hasn’t acknowledged it!

Think about that for a second — the first VP woman of color came within a hairs width of losing her life to the deadly MAGA explosives device — and for some reason she doesn’t want to milk that politically?

Joe Biden gave a whole speech on the third anniversary of January 6th and failed to mention that his own VP was within feet of the deadly MAGA bomb?

This makes zero sense.

If we add the inexplicable reaction of Kamala’s Secret Service to the pipe bomb, to Kamala’s inexplicable cover-up of the fact she was at the DNC during January 6th when the pipe bomb was there, [we arrive at] the following:

The only close footage the FBI has made public of the pipe bomber at the DNC site is security footage from the DNC.

We at Revolver News have shown DEFINITIVELY that that footage is both tampered with, and that the FBI is withholding footage from the camera angle that would actually show the bomber planting the bomb.

Here we show that the DNC surveillance footage is completely corrupted to prevent us from having a clear shot of the suspect. 

Here we PROVE the FBI is withholding critical footage that would show whether or not the pipe bomber planted the bomb when they said he/she did.

Why is the DNC so uninterested in finding out who this DNC pipe bomber is? Why has Kamala Harris covered up her presence at the DNC on Jan 6?

Of course we’ve only scratched the surface.

Something tells me the “conspiracy theorists” are about to be vindicated for the thousandth time in a row.

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“Tampered video”, “somehow knew the pipe bomb was a DUD”, and “uninterested in finding out who this DNC pipe bomber” are all telltale signs of a “good” conspiracy theory.

Time to clean house!

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The FBI must come forward with the whole truth, immediately. If they will not, then Republicans have a duty to tear the FBI down to its foundation, and ensure that no government organization is allowed to amass this kind of power ever again.” — Charlie Kirk

Kudos to Darren J. Beattie of Revolver News and Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) for doing the FBI’s work for the FBI, 

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VOCABULARY: Sheeple — people who accept without scrutiny

Monday, January 29, 2024

https://www.theburningplatform.com/2024/01/22/sheeples-or-comfortable-wolves/

Sheeples or Comfortable Wolves?
Guest Post by Mary Christine

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The American Heritage Dictionary defines sheeple as:

People who unquestioningly accept as true whatever their political leaders say or who adopt popular opinion as their own without scrutiny.

Maybe it is derogatory but the definition fits.

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It describes way too many people.

Argh!

There is no cure except maybe when they realize that they have been totally screwed by “the system”!

Sigh!

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GOOGLE: Google Podcasts RIP

Sunday, January 28, 2024

Hi Ferdinand,

Recently, we announced that Google Podcasts is going away in 2024. In order to ease this transition, you now have access to a tool that allows you to easily migrate your show subscriptions to YouTube Music or to download a file of your show subscriptions, which you can upload to an app that supports their import.

Just like Google Podcasts, with YouTube Music you can listen to podcasts on the go using background play, download podcasts, and more – with no paid membership required.

After March 2024, users in the US will no longer be able to listen to podcasts in Google Podcasts. After June 2024, you will no longer be able to migrate or export your subscriptions.

Please note that in order to access the migration and export tools, you’ll need to be on the latest version of the Google Search and Google Podcasts apps and have a valid account type. If you are not on a supported app version, you will only be able to access migration and export tools on the web version of Google Podcasts. Users on Android and iOS apps who have not updated to the latest version by February will be automatically redirected to the web version of Google Podcasts. Some features are not available in the web version of Google Podcasts, including downloading.

If you have questions, we’re here for you. Check out our support resources.

Sincerely,

The Google Podcasts team

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A technology giant teaches you that “you get what you pay for”.

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GUNS: Guess Dementia Joe forgot about the ass kicking that both Russia and the US got in Afghanistan

Saturday, January 27, 2024

https://www.breitbart.com/2nd-amendment/2024/01/21/biden-to-gun-owners-youll-need-an-f-16-to-go-against-the-government/

Biden to Gun Owners: You’ll Need an F-16 to Go Against the Government
AWR Hawkins  — 21 Jan 2024

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President Joe Biden again mocked gun owners over the weekend, suggesting they will need F-16 fighter jets if they are really serious about taking on the government.

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AWR Hawkins is an award-winning Second Amendment columnist for Breitbart News and the writer/curator of Down Range with AWR Hawkins, a weekly newsletter focused on all things Second Amendment, also for Breitbart News. He is the political analyst for Armed American Radio and a Turning Point USA Ambassador. He was a Visiting Fellow at the Russell Kirk Center for Cultural Renewal in 2010, a speaker at the 2023 Western Conservative Summit, and he holds a Ph.D. in Military History, with a focus on the Vietnam War (brown water navy), U.S. Navy since Inception, the Civil War, and Early Modern Europe. Follow him on Instagram: @awr_hawkins. You can sign up to get Down Range at breitbart.com/downrange. Reach him directly at awrhawkins@breitbart.com.

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And, the Houti, the Viet Cong, etc etc.

“There are no dangerous weapons; there are only dangerous men.” — character Sergeant Charles Zim in Starship Troopers, a book Robert A. Heinlein, author

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ENCOURAGING: Jermaine Gresham, former tight end, helps lady out of a tight spot.

Friday, January 26, 2024

FROM QUORA

“WOW okay so the most amazing thing just happened to me and I can’t help but share it with the world. American Airlines instituted a new policy where you have to pay to take a carry-on onto the plane. Which is ridiculous but off topic.

I consolidate my bags into one and they measure it and say it’s just a little too big. They proceed to charge me $50, except they only take credit card, no cash. Since I just got back from Europe all my cards are being declined as Chase doesn’t know I’m back.

They tell me that I’m going to have to miss the flight and head back to the ticket counter to pay down there. I’m pleading, devastated after a long day of travel. Then, this man walks up and says, “How much is it?” They tell him $50 and he says “I got it.”

I’m astonished and tell him it’s fine not to worry and he hands the lady his card as the American Airlines employees stand in silence shocked by this man’s generosity. They swipe the card and he tells me to have a great flight and hop on board.

I’m crying as I write this and as I board the flight. This man was an angel. I stop him as he’s sitting in first class and try to give him my money but he just shook me off and told me to pay it forward.

My heart is so happy. There are good people in this world. Be that person for someone because I know after this I sure will be.” 💕

Update: It was NFL player, Jermaine Gresham.

Credit: Twitter/@Delilah_Cassidy

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Jermaine Gresham (born June 16, 1988) is an American former professional football player who was a tight end in the National Football League (NFL).

Arizona Cardinals and Cincinnati Bengals 

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Wow, that is a true Knight In Shining Armor.  Hope the NFL is listening.

We always hear about the bad things that NFL players do; here’s a different story.

And, shame on American Airlines for their policy change.

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GOVERNACIDE: How many young women have to die before we hold the Gooferment accountable?

Thursday, January 25, 2024

https://nypost.com/2024/01/22/news/tammy-nobles-files-100-million-lawsuit-against-dhs/?utm_source=sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=news_alert&utm_content=20240122?&utm_source=sailthru&lctg=6080ba40747925275a09dcd3&utm_term=NYP%20-%20News%20Alerts

Mom whose daughter was allegedly killed by migrant MS-13 member sues DHS for $100M
By Social Links for Melissa Koenig
Published Jan. 22, 2024, 7:54 a.m. ET

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A heartbroken mother whose daughter was allegedly raped and murdered by a teenage MS-13 gang member from El Salvador has filed a lawsuit against the federal government for playing “Russian roulette with our lives,” accusing agents of failing to stop the suspect at the border.

Tammy Nobles, the mother of 20-year-old Kayla Hamilton, argues in her $100 million lawsuit that both the Department of Homeland Security and the Department of Health and Human Services failed her daughter by allowing the unidentified migrant into the country without confirming his identity.

Nobles and another grieving mother testified on Thursday in front of the House panel conducting an impeachment inquiry into Alejandro Mayorkas, who they accuse of not enforcing federal immigration laws.

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Good luck trying to how the Gooferment or the politicians and bureaucrats accountable for their actions.

Perhaps, when the gangs kill a politician or a bureaucrat, then something will get done!

Maybe that will wake up “We, The Sheeple”?

Argh!

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DISCOURAGING: Now Oakland’s low lifes are stealing ornatmental trees

Wednesday, January 24, 2024

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12988267/BONSAI-trees-stolen-garden-Oakland-California-crime.html

Eight ‘priceless’ BONSAI trees are stolen from volunteer garden in crime-ridden Oakland – the fourth such theft in two years – as California city’s progressive mayor and DA both face recall efforts

  •     Eight bonsai trees worth approximately $20,000 in total were stolen in Oakland 
  •     The stolen trees include a rare hinoki cypress that was about 100 years old
  •     The California city’s progressive mayor Sheng Thao and DA Pamela Price are facing recalling efforts from residents 

By Dolores Chang For Dailymail.Com
Published: 00:33 EST, 21 January 2024 | Updated: 04:20 EST, 21 January 2024 

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And the local in-and-out burger joint closed because of out-of-control crime.

Guess no one has ever heard of Giuliani / Kelly “broken window policing”.

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Joe Biden Thumbs Nose at Catholic Church in Election Year

Tuesday, January 23, 2024

U.S. President Joe Biden has doubled down on positions antithetical to his Catholic faith as he prepares to run for reelection. | Politics
— Read on www.breitbart.com/politics/2024/01/23/joe-biden-thumbs-nose-at-catholic-church-in-election-year/

Guess that’s what happens when you dot protect your bran!

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RANT: Impeach the Fulton County District Attorney and purge the whole office

Tuesday, January 23, 2024

https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2024/01/17/georgia-lawyer-writes-in-daily-beast-why-we-cant-shrug-off-the-fani-willis-scandal/

Georgia Lawyer Writes in Daily Beast: ‘Why We Can’t Shrug Off the Fani Willis Scandal’
Kristina Wong  —  17 Jan 2024

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Fleischman noted that when a Georgia judge was found having sex with a public defender outside the courthouse, the courts found that this sexual contact required new trials for the accused.

“Just as here, the guilt or innocence of those accused was irrelevant. The conflict of interest required a new trial,” he wrote.

He predicted that Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee in February would likely disqualify Willis and her entire office, which would make it difficult to try Trump before the 2024 election.

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Impeach the Fulton County District Attorney and purge the whole office of the whole staff.  Lawyers should be referred to the Bar Association ethics committee.  Their fitness is at issue.  And, the Taxpayers are stuck for a lot money.  Who reimburses them?  And, all the confusion they have caused.  Can’t believe that this wasn’t  a well known office gossip topic.

Argh!

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